Car-coupling.



Patented Mar. l8, I902.

C. ALTMAN.

CAR COUPLING.

(Application filed Jan. 21, 1902.)

(No Model) WITNESSES TERS c0. mo'ru-umo WASH UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

CHARLES ALTMAN, OF WILBER, NEBRASKA.

CAR -COUPLING,

SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 695,704, dated March 18, 1902.

Application filed January 21, 1902. Serial No. 90,648. (N0 modeh) i To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES ALTMAN, residing at Wilber, .in the county of Saline and State of Nebraska, have invented certain useful Improvements in Oar-Couplings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the 831116),1'6f61'61106 being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and novel improvement in car-couplings.

The object of my invention is to provide a oar-coupling having a controlling mechanism, so that the links ordinarily used in connection with railroad-cars may be adjusted in makinga coupling, the coupling being so arranged that the link pivoted withina draw-head may be operated when the same is inserted into a coupling or the link secured to a draw-head not provided with any mechanism may be engaged to direct and control its entry into a draw-head provided with my link-controlling mechanism.

In the accompanying drawingslhave shown in Figure 1 a side elevation of two draw-heads, each provided with one of 'my improved linkcontrolling mechanisms. Fig. 2 shows a front elevation of one of my draw-heads with the link removed. Fig; 3 shows a bottom View, while Fig. 4 shows a top view of a car-coupling provided with one of my link-controllin g mechanisms.

In fulfilling the aim of my invention I provide a draw-head of any suitable description upon two opposite edges with the two vertical grooves z a, as is shown more clearly in the bottom view disclosed in Fig. 3.

In front the coupling is provided with a duplex housing or receptacle, the samebeing divided by means of an ordinary couplingpin 6, which passes into the top and bottom into forward edges of the coupling, as is dis-.

closed in the drawings.

The front lower portions of my draw-heads are cut away to provide a seating formed upon side walls so and the back wall y, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Upon one side of the pin 6 I provide a narrow confined housing 8, while upon the opposide I provide a housing of considerable capacity, this housing 2 extending vertically almost to the top of the coupling, as is shown in Fig. 2. The bottom of the housing '3 is flat and in alinement with the bottom of the coupling, while the forward portion of the larger housing 2 slopes downward, so that the forward portion of the coupling has one of the sides a: smaller upon oneside than upon the other, the slope downward being indicated by the surface marked 7. Positioned within the larger housing 2 is an upwardly-extending triangular lug S, as-is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. For the sake of convenience two central dividing-pins 6 may be used, as is indicated in Fig. Secured to the car A equipped with my coupling are the cars 20, which ears 2O support a shaft 23, from which depend suitable operating-handles 17, while extending outward from the shaft 23 is an arm 15,'provided with a ring 14, engaging ear 13 of the spanner 12, which spanner at each end is provided with a pin 0, adapted to engage with two vertical members a and b of the link-lifter pro vided in front with the straight portions 10 and 11,.wllich continue to form a forward lifting-lip 9, which is adapted to work within the'seating so, as is shown in Fig. 2. In raising or lowering a link secured, for instance, to the pin 5 the handle 17 would be rocked to carry upward or downward the lifting-lip 9 to directthe same into the coupling of an adjacent head. So, also, in receiving the link L of a suitable adjacent coupling your liftinglip would be raised to direct the link over the holding-lug 8 in forming a coupling.

It will benoticed that this coupling is adapted to use two links, though one link could of course be used.

The device is noticeable because of its simplicity, and

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent, is

A car-coupling provided with a small and f a large chamber, a seating within the lower forward portion of said coupling, an inclined face leading up to said larger chamber, a lug position ed within said larger chamber, a spanner extending transversely across the top of said link-lifters as and for the purpose set 10 said coupling, grooves vertically disposed forth.

upon opposite sides upon the exterior of said In testimony whereof I have signed my coupling, a link-lifting bar secured to said name in the presence of two witnesses. spanner and passing down said Vertical 1 grooves, said lifting-link being provided with CHARLES ALTMAN' an upwardly-extending lip adj ustably held Nitnesses:

within said lower forward seating and a lever J N0. F. SPIRK,

secured to said spanner to raise and lower FRANK JANoUoH. 

